Lesotho vs Nigeria: Life expectancy at birth, female

Lesotho
60.44 years
in 2024
Nigeria
54.94 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
212th
Nigeria rank
215th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 60.44 years against 54.94 years in Nigeria, a difference of 5.5 years.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Globally, Lesotho ranks 212th and Nigeria ranks 215th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.